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Subject:	Re: Another Motorized Switch Design :-)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.trains
Date:	Mon, 15 Dec 2003 04:07:27 GMT
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New version! Now, the main body is only 4x6 studs:

Another view of the internal mechanism:

When building this, try to use 2x3 panels which have closed studs. Also, the two tiles on top are important for preventing the 4x6 roof plate from flexing too much (other methods may work, too).

LDraw file:

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/markril/Trains/TSwitch2/tswitch2.ldr

Folder when moderated (has assembly instructions):

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=66017

Mark

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		Re: Another Motorized Switch Design :-)
(...) This redesign is absolutely brilliant! Time to make a couple dozen automated switch points... - Chris. (20 years ago, 15-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)

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		Another Motorized Switch Design :-)
What with all the recent discussion on the various designs of motorized points, I started thinking of ways to further reduce the footprint. After many deadends & iterations, I finally came up with this (click thumbnails to enlarge): (URL) Here's a (...) (20 years ago, 15-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)

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